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Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-29
Its Eject.

Young MIR. Sissy to his pretty cousin)-I
ay, Maude, how did my song, Home Again
from q Foreign Shore, !" seem to impress ths
companyi
Pretty Cousin-Well. some Of them, Char
ley. looked as il they were sorry you had Gue
back. New York Sun
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-29

woman's Voice.
Hove low, sweet voice in woman,
Ii brings . balm to heart and ear:
II can more readily sGbdue man
Than eyes, however brightly clear.
The low. sweet voice speaks rarer, truef
Than all Of beauty's charms combined;
To hear well you must come close to her
Another charm in that flnd.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-29

HE Joyous season
for fox hunting ID
again upon Us, and
with the gentle fall
Of the autumn leaf
and the sough Of
the scented breezes
about the gnarled
and naked limbs Of
the wailing trees,
the huntsm LII q a
comes with his
bark and his hulloo
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-29
DiscountinE the Old suItan's Death.

Discounting the Old Sultan's Death.
The young sultan of Morocco is only 16
years old, and has about fl5, 100000 in his
treasury. Unless he writes an American
comic opera and outs it on the road, he will
NO: be obliged to .egotiate n Q per cent loan
for q year or :wo at least-Norristown
Herald
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-29
A Dinner Of Birds Heads.

A unique entertainment recently given
In Paris was o dinner Of birds heads
Each guest had q sOiffure representing the
head Of a bird, an owl, a turtle dove and
other birds. The most elegant was pea
cock, with . crest represented by au
aigrette il diamonds, emeralds and sep
phires.-C aicago Times.
Dring Out Your Pawn Ticketa
Soils genial warmth begins to fade,
Now doth the dude address O note.
And seek with plaiutive words to trade
The ticket for the overcoat.
Merchant Trsyelse
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-29
PLEASURES OF THE CHASE.

Remark. BY Rin Nye On the Modern Fez
Hunt.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-29

Blind Man-Do you know that man going
down the street,
Deaf and Dumb Man-Slightly, just merely
to speak to- Do You know himi
Blind Man-Not personally-only by sishk
Texas Siftings.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-29

And he'll never stop,
Though his hearers drop.
Ais neighbors FOR mercy vainly sue; he'll
0sRrily whistle "Mikado" clear through,
On turn hack to 'Patience" and "Pinaforsr
-, avoiding with care all the music sheets
asw-tbs man who is always wishing
Merchant Traveller.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-29

That would cazy {
ton,
Or . saber keen
! That would cut shin
giles clean,
To smite for onc<
! and forever mors
that terrible, con.
cienccless midnight
bore whoruthlessly
breaks On . placid
Snore with airs that
were popular year
before-ths mai
who isalways whis
Ting.
He starts ct morn
With his tuno for
lorn-
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-29

what sweIls your face up - awfully,
bsyr Jumping toothache." "DsenS II
hurtr Nearly kills me-" "Ccns ints -
effios,r said the kind young dentist, and III
cure it for you in a minute" "Doat want
il cured" replied the boy: want it to keep
ms out Of school on the race days. It's
mighty rough on a feller at nights, mister,
but wouldn't take ten dollars for this tooth,
just the same"
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-29
THE HOUR OF rEMPrArIoN.

"You can trust me now, /" said the penitent,
resolutely, Il wouldn't tell a lie to save my
lifer But can you trust yourselfr asked
the pastor, anxiously, "a habit Of exaggsra-
ton and prevarication is"- ~ can tell the
truth without struggle insisted the -
formed man, ''the season is about ever, and
beside, some hound got into the store last
night and stole my trout rod; the prettisst
thing you ever whipped brook with;
weighed four and q half ounces, and in 1879
landeda seabass with it that weighed--
But the minister had lighted candle and
gone away to get his bell and book
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-06
AN EXCURSION INTO PHTLOLOGY.

"Chlcago, H., oct. 2O.-To the Editor: VIII you
Kindly give to admrer Of tho tcrso and Ineligible
English Of Tho Daily News a definition Of the word
dOnCk, which appears In your editorial this morn
unc" II says Humanity Is frail, and far be II from
Us to heavo dorniC ks at errfng brother Webster
at Tourney and used for hangings, etc also a kind
Of table linen ma,o at tho place Surely you
DO not mean to say that you would refuse 10 throw
tabe-coth over the misdccds Of an crring brother.
That would show unfOrgving spirit far from the
generous nature that presldes THE Daily News
"A Seeker After Light.
Tho word "dornlck," as used so fcllcliousy yeetcr
morn By "Tho Daily News" means brl lbat- msslle
cast In spirit Of hostility OF odlum against or
upon any animate or nanmato object. Tho circuIn-
stance that this cuphonOus synonymeior Stone" does
discredlt upon tho Photographers, but also clearly
proves that n Is in "The Daily News. after all. that
the most perfect English vocabulary Is to be- found.
bard makes this use OF the word In question:
"And with dornicks too
lie doth rcquito the cats that SO bcshrew tho moon.
In the very ancient comedy Of {" Gammcr Gunon's
Needle there Is a passage to this effect
G." IDS bowa hcc hcft dOrncks at mo-
r." DOrncks, quOtbaf"
g." Ay, marry gap dorncks mlcklc sOro !"
Sir John Vaudeville tells in bis "Travaics' OF y
"mervaillous cannon In 80 cOunric OF Prcstcr John
the wiychc ben tohlled with dornyokcs and discharged
against the paynlms with sOcho crewctio that none
less than hOndrcd thoosand paynims dyed terrOm"
In the Paradise Lost We read that
From tho batilemcnts OF heaven
Tho radiant host cast hurting dOrnicis down
That did oerwhclm the fcnds In neither hell.
So in the best lltcrature-to say nothing Of tho
works OF modern wnterSwe find frequent use of this
grand old word. 1t was originally the compound
OF smooth black stone which the SaxOns used In their
sings against their enemies and beasts OF prey In
touso Of time this compound was corrupted Into tho
word dornck 1t Is written by the polltcst Nttera-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-06
A CHANCE ACQUlINTAyCR
From The Piusburg Chroaiele.


Monsieur is an American. think !"
II is the Calais boat That steady light of theren
Channel Is smooth the Mono 1gahela above the
dam. have 10 symptoms OF tho kind have dreaded
and am in the best OF humors tall Frcnehnan !,
leaning the railing side and he has Just a>sei
the question. reply that his surmse Is correct ano
he says with laugh, All. then OF course, MohseurS '
millionaire rs we'll" -
You are quite right, say to him. "yOu are fear
full liar" SAY Ia myself
Monsieur is destined for our beautiful Paris Of
course :"
Exactly This is my first visit, and do not speak
Monsieur looks lust as delighted as I expected be
would. was evidently bit OF mutton he intended os
hom~ consumption.
Monsieur Is perhaps from New-Yorkl"
Not at all. Made pile in hogs In Chicago. ana now
I've struck silver niue IN jersey city"
Monsieur is Fortunate He has, perhaps, soms
friends with him
Not n soul All alone"
All. is II SOL Perhaps my poor self could introduce
Monsieur Ia some or the wonders Of Paris.
lie began to draw closer, ana III a lower tone shu
show him the many curious things and-MonsieW
will not betray me " II" or course not"
Perhaps Monsieur would like 10 buy some diamonds.
chcep and there would DO no duty 10 pay gong
home I " .,
so that's your little lay istl" remark TO myself
will Just let you 20 on and see what else you nave"
Jolly smooth trip this, my boy" says an unmistaE
ably English voice behind me. and turned 10 hnu n
travelling companion at my back. eyelng the ulaho"
dealer with suspicion. The Frenchman eye, VIC INV
conner then looks at me. and 10 save myself from hG
initiation could not prevent faint spe Inc los.55
element uters something which sounds SOFT anu lneo
malodorous. and Oft he goes what's that teloWu5
to inauires my friend. lie il run one. he ~ hoa
cut your throat for fvcfranc piece" And so my he
bit OF contemplated amusement was knocked IN ~
head and INV fortune made from hogs aud the Jersey
silver mine left undeveloped III the hanis vi
mental assignee.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-06
A STUDY From TIE NUDE.

Il female model the sitter, and was placed with
her back to the studonts half leaning half reclining
In All attitude full OF grace. | had arrived late, AMI
was mIolIod to take tho only vacant scat at tho
snd OF tho semcirclo, frOm which had Wow of tho
models profile. Tho now to mo tho attt
sudo seemed an easy one. wa, Therefore surprised
tears slowly falling down tho models cheek
thought ought to draw tho attention Of tho visitor
10 tho fact and did so. "Oh, no I" said Mr.. Jones :
sho can't bo In pain l think | know what
distresscs her. Tako no nOiico Go with your
work" Tho next night tho sitting repeated
but tho tears were not. and | thought little more
about tho matter. A few months after this a very
modest respcctablolooking girl sent To mo by a
friend u model, and 1 engaged hor at once for a
picture hal Just commenced. | found tho girl was
daughter Of tailor in worry small way Of bus-
moss, and that sho WA In every particular thorough
ly respectable person.
II not TIL after three sittings, and on
looking and again ut hoe profile, that II struck mo
that had seem tho tears courSlng each Other down
IL In tho Iifo School Surely, MISS b, | cannot
DO mistaken; you sat for Mr.. Jones at the Roy NJ
Academy ." Sho bushod terribly and the tears
again Now tell mo why you did such . thingl'
Il did It, said she, to prevent my father going to
prison. lilo owed thrco pounds ton and II no couldn't
havo laid II by that SATURDAY night no WA 10 10 ar
rested. Tho academy paid three guneas for tho
week and saved him. yor sat In that way before.
and l never will again; and believe she did
6ho Is at tho present time In position of life far
oyond thing she could have aspirod to. She Ia
. mother and grandmother, and ono has Ang
idea that sho sat for tho nude figure to hcC
father from prison.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-06
4 NiNTTCKET DISH

Tho ica-h here IS s'rcwn with Irish moss. I had
hoari +, mad" blanc marsc dreamed ot blanc
IN tendency. determined To try IT ON gathered half
y pc k Of moss washed n a. clean AZ man can
/ slowed It ia half gallon 81 milk A. It slowed =
-vcil'd PIT II In tho largest saucepan ! could
reduced tho quantity to the waste Of some milk
SIN Il s~clcd The more stirred IL the more It
dl.h ~ village scandal. which The moro II Is aga'cd
NJ tea tables and Dorcas sewing societies tho morn
the color ~ snow, n IS true, but tho color Of snow
only after IT ha; latin fey hours in m Inhabited
with sugar and little rum. II rcret now thc
rum put In II II wa a dead lossl Then dipped
moulds there In tho house. found there wa, st
moro blanc mango; In fact moro than ever In tho
for evolving more and moro ont Of Itself filled
all the available tea cups In the house. and almost
mcanwhllc on what enormous quantity ~ this
delicate food drifting Nnnruckcts shores, and
used only for frrtlllzng the soil
You SEQ | hahn'r vet tasted ~ nv moss. 7 served
ont mould for dinner 1t didn't look savory or
delicate 1t was muddy in color. with black spccks
I'm here and there. suggestive of dead nIc4. These
not dead flies They the black roots %
tho moss. which had not chopped on AMI which
small part Of one spoonful That was enough That
satisfied me. havc had all want ot slowed sea
weed sugar and rum. ! know not after this what
Others may ask but ~ for mo give me liberty AMI
death anh rum without tho Scawecd or sugar How
hcpt n mould Of It the table, thinking my
capriclonS appetite might TAX" fancy TO T. No.
II inclined the other Tho smell Of the thing
went against me Lastly. could not abl" rs sight
7 discharged tho entire lot. tmnhlcd irvtwo
moud9 ~ blanc mango. IN shape resembling abont
every hollow vessel had I'm tho house. into tho sw
barrel. cooked. 1t seems. for Mr. FolGcrs pigs
Mr. FolCcr comes round daily aud takes our table
refuse away. He H. ono OF tho Nanucict FoleNrs
and distant relative of onr former Secretary o. the
Treasury. There several Fogcr families sl on
Nantucket. II Is ~ tho principal Industries Of
tho Island TO produce Fogrr. as wen as Collins and
arhucks. There Is plenty OF moss still on the sho
Plenty Of fresh I. daily washing I'm. II Is here
free for every ono that thlrsicth. But as for me
would moi enter my list Of friends, though graccd
with polished manners and fine sense, tho man who
would hecdlessly set before a VI moss.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-06
TWO NEW NOVELS.
GERMAN AND AMERICAN STUDIES"

FRAU wIIHELMINE Tho Concluding Part Of the
Buchhoz Fasily BY julius STINDE- Translated
by HARRIET y. POWELL l2mo PIP. 267. Charles
Scribner's sons
6ETifS BROTHERS WIFE: Study OF Life in the
Greater New-YOrk. by HAROLD FREDERIC limo
DID. 400. Charles Scribner's sons
The concluding volume OF the delightful memoirs
of the Buchholz family is so good that the public
will the more regret the termination of their &C
quaintance with these typical mdde-class Ger
mans Perhaps the interest raised by increasing
familiarity with the Buchhoiz people is partly
accountable for the relish impaired by the final
batch of papers, but aside from this the con-
cluuon of the work seems to us in particulars
70 include the best part OF 1t. In neither Of
the other volumes has Frau Wilhelmine's aenu-
inc humanity bean 20 strongly brought out Her
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-06
nautical remark and bushes without knowing why.
Her husband is away-in Canada, think sue says
ho.,ity failing that n nan 40 woulI be awkward.

nautical remark and bushes without knowing why.
~uer husband is away-n Canada, think" she says
hastily, feeling that pause would be awkwaru
IN Canada !" turning aud gazing TRANQUILITY lhto hcr
eycs-" was 1t the lady or the tiger !"
The bui doesn't SEQ this stolen joke but nevertheless
laughs dc.psrltely She feels stupid and Insignificant
The man she adrres is rather Tough the woman she
thinks handsome il passe. II that woman is passe and
only good looking, she reasons what must be Inc
corolary dsconccrting and she Is plunged In morti-
he silence. Aftcr pause the Boy asks:
Been to the theatre lately Il"
" went to the Casino last week"
"Iikcitl"
Afraid 10 Give her opinion she answers ovasyely:
Isn't that dark girl who sings tho little solo pretty
"Tnnk 80 !" smiling darkly at the chandelier.
Yes. don't you ,"
"shc'l do" stroklng his upper lip and stealing a sud
den glance ut her out OF the corner of his eye
The bud gins wish she could back to mamma.
But she Is afraid to say and she Is still
afraid that she won't get another partner Better
bear those Ills than fly others that know
OF 10y bitter experience
The conversation droops and dies The Boy grows
good humorcd he his companions naccd condi
ton silent testimony to his skill, and he notes with
vengeful SMILE that Mrs. MarabOu Il blooming sadly
alone the outskirts OF the colony OF matrons, who
have turned their broad skcn backs her. As Mrs.
Marabout who has her small feet crossed front Of her.
and il anxiously Biting the top of hor fam meets his
eyes she smiles upon him dclicously-a smile to crush
ST. Anthony. The Boy answers the smile, and Mrs.
Marahout makes discreet signal with her fan OF black
feathers. lie rises; Mrs Marabout smiles and lets her
fan close with little. cOnrented click, and tucks the
hlmy handkerchief with which she has been touching
her scarlet lips, under the edge Of her bodice But sud
denly he turns and bowling TO the bud says politely:
May we not have turn !"
In moment they OIL and "a he whirls his partner
past Mr.. Marabout his face is bright for sins for
given" IIo il avenged!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-06
FATE

in whatsoever way 50 Menu said.
nos b@hm "a, ,. Hr'i employ living SOUL
Though whatsO chang, OF lilo that soul be led.
1t, action TO That way {. limited"
Ifs nlnuir of being WIh control
IL impulse, and mask u, hnal goal
Tie seed contains the Jaw VI blue or Icd
That tints the flower In neither man nor hour
/, tho generalization which may mako
A craven or 4 hero, but power
lar back Of both, yet Of which both parako,
Wha, tho -Oui Is Ina only is lis cover,
Inimutaby ~ own, though spheres may shake.
An now having kept IFS promise the editor Is
imrcIrd hy an inpn which may be an iAhrrtcd
tendency - c the tru n, o. only yndnc-- ioi Doing
tailnsly pronounce 10 tho latter to ID something
IN way Of comment
in tho first place, such IS tho unrcas0nabencss Of
the edi oral mind that me editor l. unable 10 see why
this sonnet T., 10 los ioOhoI upon poetry at all. 1t
rhy mes, 10 j. true and most Of II scans Eut for that
matter both fhym" AM san-ipn are within the reach
OF cycrybOd, who ha- dictionary and something OF
10 aGang' scn'cucrs into lines having each
given number o. accents l. easy thing that any
rucrhauic who can make sticks Of the same length
ought to De- able 10 compass n, whlle Mother GOOse
who made herself immortal bv avoiding tho slightest
claim to being poei la, shown how simple and every
day an arhf Is rhyme.
Tho sonnet has soie claim Ia be considered logical,
and II there f. nothing novel I'm he thought men have
agrc~l in this Of the world not 20 n~,t too stlcnu
ou, on originality so ila' might pa,a. Eu' thcrc
tho Imagination hy ain eternal freshness which
makes a linc Of genuine poetry seem pcrpetuAly
ua-ccnt.
The c'i'or + novel 20 say all this largely hecau-c
ihcrn many writer's nowadays, ani especially
young i"r-on-, who supVp" Themselves to h~ wiring
l"rtlN wu"n ih"y afH rMN t"itilug nor' or Joss
indifferent prose Into arbitrary and fantastic shapes
Tho pale Young man who wrote NJ. sonnet VT rad
~" rrWafk' hero made upon ~ with indignation ana
pan bur be- NJ least have such consolation j.
10 be- found n tho feet hat hc l. but II an In
nufn-fshc company VITO hr-l"rr ~" rr-s with their
hanlinC- anil who -upp'-c tnrn-rlvr- 10 be poets
ground, even moro slight than those upon which rests
b., calm 20 uai often worn and seldom won utlo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-06
AZ Peace

stomach IN revolt is obdurate rebel Corrected wa"
H.stttors Stomach Btters its dissensons with the '''
introduced into in unwary moments OF appetite ee'''-
Then It Is ut peace. Then dyspepsia abanions us KIP
Then such fractions manifestations heartburn s''''
sensation in tho pit of tho abdomen between meals ~"
natural fulness attrrwsrd fatuisncy. acid supins' "
iousness &c. cease TO inact maryraom After course
tho National tonic and Alternative the liver and so"eS
always more or less dsordered during proonseu ,,,
indigestion resume thor functions and become .,oa
Thus not emily dyspepsia but its concomitantA
and biouaness are conquered by the mecine ,,~..
dies their fruitful causa weakness OF the osh v.r,
ton nm. ,pga.r,o nerve cellular tissue shses owe"
organ that bears part in tho digestive processes
vlgor And regularity from the benign iAvigersn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-06
ART NRITIEIHM
n III tHI It TO TDsHs
Lynn The San kLnnclkcO EhrOn lelk.

Rom the San fTdHchc0 thFohieN
Washington Irving Bishop told mo the other night
a story about Dr. John Brown, who wrote lab and his
friends ono OF the most delightful OF books. Sir
Daniel MacNce tho celebrated painter had Just finished
a picture OF Mrs. Brown, tho doctors wife. Thoy
were both old people tlsn Tho picture hal been cont
hOme and the doctor and his friends went In TO look
nj IT, IL was hanging on tho wall. and the old man
had been gazing at IL for sOmo time In silence. HIS
nephew, q young man just back from college stood
by him ,
"A Hno picture but don't you think, uncle, u rather
fatters the old lady n no said, rather fppanty
Tho doctor without taking bis eyes nom the picture
put out his hand and drew the boy to him.
'My boy" he said, 1t Is tho truth beautifully tod'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-06
THE S.1D-EIED YOUTH.


from mr. H's'D" courier
He was thin and sad looking yoIh perhaps twenty
five years Of agc who brought 10 the editor a sonnet
which he wished to sec IN PRINT. Thai "A should
i've quarter Of a century without UugUWlng tho
weakness, ~ liking TO hn self in print itself
a thing hctlc enough 10 attract attention, and the
editor not without shamrfaccd fecing a. II lie
were looking IN interpretive glass as ho regarded
tho caller
"Thr sonnet might attract attention. tho poet said.
because jus, there Is much interest In Orient al
subjects
Tho editor o)kel at the speaker with a compassion
not uucmprrrd by a litr amu-cu.cnt.
" No sonnet ever at'ra1s attention. he nswercd.
II yOu nm that Oui too young II may make you bitter
II you are lucky To have ou gown The l'vcr of youth
before You become wise the chances are that this AMI
Kindred wisdom win mcicy make you in0 iTcrcnt
iioWrNcr. In memory II tic tone whoa wa a. young
and a., foolish yOu Will print the sonnet If IL Is
too bad
And be hereby funl, his promise, trusting that
~" Io"f will forgive an explanation which docs. upon
In It's character